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English[edit]
| Chemical element | |
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| Se | Previous: arsenic (As) |
| Next: bromine (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
From French sélénium, the name coined by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1818 from Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) in reference to original confusion with the similar element tellurium.[1]
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Noun[edit]
selenium (usually uncountable, plural seleniums)
- A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34.
- A single atom of this element.
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Translations[edit]
chemical element
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References[edit]
- “Selenium” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database[1], 1997–.
- “selenium”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
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Afrikaans[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | Previous: arseen (As) |
| Next: broom (Br) | |
Noun[edit]
selenium (uncountable)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin selēnium, a word derived by Swedish chemist Berzelius in 1818, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: se‧le‧ni‧um
Noun[edit]
selenium n (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, “moon”) + -ium.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈleː.ni.um/, [sɛˈɫeː.ni.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /seˈle.ni.um/, [seˈleː.ni.um]
Noun[edit]
selēnium n (genitive selēniī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Genitive | selēniī | selēniōrum |
| Dative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Accusative | selēnium | selēnia |
| Ablative | selēniō | selēniīs |
| Vocative | selēnium | selēnia |
Malay[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Se | Previous: arsenik (As) |
| Next: bromin (Br) | |
Etymology[edit]
From English selenium, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
selenium
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